2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 8
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Kevin Witkos (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur H. House (D) by 6.4 points.
Kevin WitkosRepublican · winner
53.2%26,853
Arthur H. HouseDemocrat
46.8%23,627
50,480 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET